Not since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has the price of oil fallen so low following Wednesday’s trading. Prices hit their lowest mark of the year and the day also produced losses for most Oklahoma energy stocks.
West Texas Intermediate crude for January delivery dropped $2.24 a barrel or 3% to settle at $72.01 on the New York Mercantile Exchange.
Global benchmark Brent crude for delivery in February fell $2.18 or more than 2.5% and closed at $77.17 a barrel on ICE Futures Europe.
January natural gas rose 5% or 25 cents to $5.72 per 1,000 cubic feet.

Apache (APA) down 0.21 at 43.66 – change 0.48%
Cheniere (LNG) up 4.65 at 168.38 – change 2.84%
Chevron (CVX) up 0.51 at 172.52 – change 0.29%
ConocoPhillips (COP) down 0.73 at 114.88 – change 0.64%
Diamondback Energy (FANG) down 1.65 at 136.56 – change 1.20%
Energy Transfer LP (ET) down 0.03 at 11.91 – change 0.26%
Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) down 0.36 at 23.86 – change 1.49%
EOG Resources (EOG) down 1.63 at 126.16 – change 1.28%
ExxonMobil (XOM) down 0.23 at 103.65 – change 0.23%
Kinder Morgan (KMI) down 0.06 at 18.04 – change 0.34%
Marathon Oil Corp. (MRO) down 0.04 at 27.41 – change 0.15%
National Oilwell Varco (NOV) down 0.65 at 20.32 – change 3.10%
Occidental Petroleum (OXY) down 0.19 at 63.95 – change 0.30%
Phillips 66 (PSX) down 0.08 at 103.01 – change 0.07%
Pioneer Natural Resources (PXD) up 3.24 at 229.38 – change 1.43%
Tellurian Inc. (TELL) down 0.06 at 2.21 – change 2.65%
Valero (VLO) up 1.33 at 120.19 – change 1.11%
CLOSING TOP UTILITY STOCKS
American Electric Power (AEP) up 0.30 at 96.67 – change 0.31%
CenterPoint (CNP) down 0.43 at 30.39 – change 1.40%
Entergy (ETR) down 1.08 at 116.00 – change 0.93%